Mamoru Takata, Ph.D.
Recent Publications
- Breaking barriers in academic communication: Insights from a novel face-to-face interaction tracking app at an international conference
Yabe K., Takata M., Matsuura K. (2026) Journal of Informetrics 20: 101767. | PDF
- What kills a society: accumulation of uric acid increases infectious disease risk in termites
Konishi T., Nakashima M., Nozaki T., Tasaki E., Takata M., Matsuura K. (2026) Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences in press.
- Speed–accuracy trade-off in egg recognition underlies seasonal acceptance of parasitic egg-mimicking fungi in termite colonies
Noboru Y., Maeda T., Takata M., Matsuura K. (2026) The Science of Nature 113: 11.
- Parental care liberates juvenile growth: a common-garden test of the evolutionary benefits of care
Eggert A.-K., Prang M.A., Capodeanu-Nägler A., Takata M., Creighton J.C., Hwang W., Sakaluk S.K., Sikes D.S., Smith A.N., Suzuki S., Trumbo S.T., Zywucki L., Steiger S. (2025) Evolution qpaf223.
- Identification of the critical period for socioenvironmental influences on caste determination in a termite
Kamiyama R., Takata M., Matsuura K. (2025) Insectes Sociaux in press.
Key Words
Behavioral ecology, Sociobiology, Evolutionary biology, Social insects, Parental care, Kin selection, Caste differentiation, Termites, Burying beetles